Laura Cox Drops "Wiser" Video — WATCH // New Album "Head Above Water" Out 1/20

NEW ALBUM HEAD ABOVE WATER  OUT JANUARY 20 VIA earMUSIC

"Wiser" is the perfect messenger for Laura Cox's upcoming album.

Full of energy and versatile, the song reflects the multifaceted nature of the new record. It's loud, wild, and at the same time, calm, full of warmth, and melody. It's truly a dynamic roller coaster ride full of playful twists, guitar solos, and classic rock moments. An "open G tuning," a bottleneck slider, and a keyboard: Laura Cox makes use of the classics and yet sets new benchmarks. "Wiser, older, smarter, and stronger" are not only the catchwords of the new single, but also describe Cox's personal and musical development.

In the accompanying music video, Cox takes us on a journey back in time to the dance floors of the '80s — full of roller skates and laser shows. Driven by the rhythm of the guitar, Cox conducts the masses and leaves no doubt about her skills on the instrument. 

Watch it below.

"Wiser" lives on Cox's new album Head Above Water, which arrives on January 20. Pre-order it here.

The album contains 11 rock songs bursting with energy and personality. Recorded at ICP Studios in Brussels by Erwin Autrique, it was mastered by multiple GRAMMY-winner Ted Jensen (Eagles, Norah Jones, Green Day).

After the release of her previous album, Cox played at some of the biggest European festivals last year (Hellfest, Pol'and'Rock, Rock Palast), she interviewed the legendary Scorpions for ARTE, and she had the honor to have a documentary about her quick rise in the rock scene, produced by German TV station WDR for the historical show Rockpalast.

Chase Rice Brings "Way Down Yonder" to ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

CHASE RICE RETURNS TO ABC’S “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!,” DEBUTS “WAY DOWN YONDER”

ALBUM ANTICIPATION BUILDS WITH APPEARANCE ON “THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW” ON JAN. 19

I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell Set for Release February 10

Chase Rice brought a rousing rendition of “Way Down Yonder” to ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last night, Jan. 12, for the television debut of the outlaw anthem. Watch the full performance HERE.
 
“Way down yonder where the outlaws wander / you can feel that thunder in your bones,”  he growled, painting a vivid picture of hardworking characters living beyond the confines of the law. The song and accompanying music video, shot in a single take as a time period piece at Fort Worth’s Stockyards National Historic District, previews the new sound embodying Rice’s next musical era. 
 
Recorded during an immersive two-week period alongside producer Oscar Charles and a live band at his farm outside Nashville, Rice’s forthcoming album I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell (out Feb. 10) was crafted using a makeshift recording environment in his living room to capture a pure, raw style unlike any of his previous studio projects.
 
The shift in setting suited the set of more vulnerable, personal music from the man Billboard celebrates as “having storytelling details tumble from his lips, his portraits created quickly and efficiently,” with CMT noting, “the vocalist worked day in and day out to find the courage to knock down the wall he had kept up his entire career” and Taste of Country declaring, “over the last decade, few artists have come so far to find their true voice.”
 
Viewers can catch Rice again on Thursday, Jan. 19 as he joins “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” Check local listings for more details.
 
Soon, fans can hear the new music live on Rice’s Way Down Yonder Tour, set to visit iconic venues such as Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, Boston’s House of Blues and Athens’ Georgia Theatre from March 3 through July 1.
 
For all the latest news on his forthcoming music as well as tickets to all upcoming tour dates, visit ChaseRice.comand follow Rice on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok @ChaseRiceMusic and on Instagram @ChaseRice.

Way Down Yonder Tour Dates
March 3     Laughlin, Nev.                  Harrah’s Laughlin
March 9     Indianapolis, Ind.              Egyptian Room at Old National Centre        Conner Smith
March 10   Detroit, Mich.                   The Fillmore Detroit                                      Conner Smith
March 11   Grand Rapids, Mich.         The Intersection                                             Conner Smith
March 23   Wichita, Kan.                    The Cotillion                                                 Tyler Braden
March 24   Sioux Falls, S.D.               The Alliance Center                                      Tyler Braden
March 25   Omaha, Neb.                     The Admiral                                                  Tyler Braden
March 31   Lexington, Ky.                  Manchester Music Hall                                 Ashland Craft
April 1       Columbus, Ohio                The Bluestone                                               Ashland Craft
April 2       Buffalo, N.Y.                     Town Ballroom                                             Ashland Craft
April 6       Binghamton, N.Y.             Touch of Texas                                              Dalton Dover
April 7       Bensalem, PA                    Parx Casino                                                   Dalton Dover
April 8       Norfolk, VA                       The NorVa                                                    Dalton Dover
April 11     Nashville, Tenn.                 Ryman Auditorium                                      Avery Anna
April 13     Albany, N.Y.                      Empire Live                                                 Dalton Dover, Avery Anna
April 14     Boston, Mass.                    House of Blues                                            Dalton Dover, Avery Anna
April 15     Sayreville, N.J.                  Starland Ballroom                                        Dalton Dover, Avery Anna
April 21     Atlanta, Ga.                       Coca Cola Roxy                                           Kameron Marlowe, Avery Anna
April 22     Wilmington, N.C.              Live Oak Bank Pavilion                               Kameron Marlowe, Avery Anna
April 27     Athens, Ga.                        Georgia Theatre                                           Avery Anna
April 28     St. Petersburg, Fla.            Jannus Live                                                  Read Southall Band
April 29     Daytona Beach, Fla.          Daytona Beach Bandshell                            Read Southall Band
May 4        St. Louis, Mo.                   The Factory at The District                           Conner Smith
May 5        Clear Lake, Iowa               The Surf Ballroom                                        Conner Smith
May 6        Minneapolis, Minn.           The Fillmore Minneapolis                            Conner Smith
May 12      Milwaukee, Wis.               The Rave                                                       Read Southall Band, Avery Anna
May 13      Chicago, Ill.                       Gallagher Way                                              Read Southall Band, Avery Anna
May 18      Richmond, Va.                   The National                                        
May 20      Morgantown, W.V.             Ruby Amphitheater                               
June 22      Baltimore, Md.                   Rams Head Live                                           Dalton Dover, Avery Anna
June 23      Wantagh, N.Y.                    Mulcahy’s                                                     Dalton Dover, Avery Anna
June 24      Jordan, N.Y.                       Kegs Canalside                                             Dalton Dover, Avery Anna
June 29      Hampton Beach, N.H        Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom                Read Southall Band, Avery Anna
June 30      Hyannis, Mass.                  Cape Cod Melody Tent                                 Read Southall Band, Avery Anna
July 1         Webster, Mass.                  Indian Ranch                                                 Read Southall Band, Avery Anna
 
Additional 2023 Dates
Jan. 20       Riviera Maya, Mexico        Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa
March 4     Tucson, Ariz.                      Cologuard Classic                                
June 3        Panama City Beach, Fla.    Gulf Coast Jam
June 10      Clinton, Iowa                      Tailgate N’ Tallboys
June 16      North Lawrence, Ohio        The Country Fest
June 17      London, Ohio                      Coburn Farms
July 14       Topeka, Kan.                      Country Stampede
Aug. 3        Detroit Lakes, Minn.          WE Fest
Aug. 5        Camrose, Alberta               Big Valley Jamboree
 
About Chase Rice
With nearly 2.4 million albums sold and over 2.4 billion total streams, plus a legion of passionate fans at his high-energy concerts across the globe, Chase Rice has established himself as a powerful force in Nashville and beyond. With the forthcoming album I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell crafted in his rural Tennessee home-turned-studio, his sound continues to evolve to reflect the realities of his life, as evidenced by recent releases “Way Down Yonder,” “I Hate Cowboys” and “Key West & Colorado.” The new music serves as a follow up to his three-part project, The Album, featuring his latest Platinum-certified No. 1 hit, “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen. (feat. Florida Georgia Line)” and Platinum-certified Top 10 hit “Lonely If You Are.” This is the same gravelly-voiced Chase Rice fans first fell in love with years ago – but better, freer; unbeholden and uninhibited. The new music builds upon the success of his sophomore album, Lambs & Lions, which featured the triple-Platinum, two-week chart topper “Eyes On You” – Rice’s first No. 1 as an artist and the most-streamed song of his career. Lambs & Lions followed Ignite the Night, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and No. 3 on the all-genre chart, producing a pair of Top 5 hits; “Gonna Wanna Tonight” and Platinum-certified “Ready Set Roll.” In addition to selling out arenas with Kane Brown and Jason Aldean plus stadiums with Kenny Chesney and Garth Brooks, Rice also consistently sells out venues across the U.S. and Europe on his own headlining tours.

Solence Release New Lyric Video For "Antidote" Taken From Forthcoming New Album '_hope is a cult_' Out February 17

Swedish electropop-metal quartet Solence has released a lyric video for their latest release, "Antidote". Speaking to the theme of seeking meaningful connection, the track is taken from their forthcoming new album '_hope is a cult_' out Friday, February 17 via Hopeless Records. Speaking on today's release, the band shares:

"'Antidote' is a song about wanting to feel more alive. We interact with more people on a daily basis than ever before, yet we’re still unable to create real connections and end up feeling alone. The perspective of "Antidote" is that we desperately seek a cure, or something, to make us feel better. The song starts slow and mysterious then breaks out into a big sing-along chorus. Raise your hands, ready your voices, and lets goooo!!!!"

Prior to "Antidote", Solence dropped visual accompaniments for "Rain Down", "Demons", "Blood Sweat Tears", and most recently "nuBlood" featuring Fame On Fire vocalist Bryan Kuznitz. Altogether, the visuals have amassed over half a million views on YouTube and counting. Watch the lyric video for "Antidote" below, pre-save '_hope is a cult_' here, and pre-order the album at the link here.

No matter where we come from, music draws us together and bonds us. For as much as SOLENCE sonically conjoin elements of metal, electronic, alternative, and pop, the Swedish group also appeal to an expansive swath of personalities with a universal message. Equally suitable for the mosh pit or Coachella, the band—Markus Videsäter [vocals], David “Viking” Vikingsson [drums], David Strääf [guitar], and Johan Swärd [keys]—rally around a familial energy meant to be shared as loudly as possible. After quietly generating north of 200 million streams and counting, they welcome everyone closer on their third full-length offering and Hopeless Records debut, _hope is a cult_, and more to come.

“We want to build up this family around positivity, hope, and the belief you can change things,” notes Markus. “We want you to forget everything that bothers you when you listen to this album. If we’re doing our job, audiences feel like they’re a part of it. When you go to a SOLENCE show, you have a good time, so hope is a cult for us.”

Singer/Songwriter Julia Poorman Releases New Single "Runaway Ship" to all major platforms!

Singer/songwriter Julia Poorman released her newest single "Runaway Ship" to all major platforms. The lyrics and music were written by Julia Poorman with music and production by Danny Roselle. The single was produced, engineered and mixed by Danny Roselle at Rosedome Studios. It was mastered by Michael Fossenkemper.

"Runaway Ship embodies both the excitement and unstoppable feeling of new romance while also acknowledging the beauty in a love that is chosen over and over again despite the hardships it may face," says Julia.

Writing songs has always been second nature to Julia. As a young girl living in New York's Finger Lakes Region, her little poems could be found stuffed in her night stand expectantly waiting for melodies to bring them to life. As soon as she'd pick up the paper, the music would come flowing out and a song would be born.

Throughout her youth, music served as a reliable and cathartic outlet for Julia. To her, it's an entire dimension filled with comradery, boundless expression, and healing.

As a young adult, Julia took a brief step back from her musical endeavors to help build a business and life with her fiance. Navigating the world as an entrepreneur brought many rewarding opportunities for growth and unforgettable experiences, but she was left feeling a void in her creative nature.

In 2021, Julia unexpectedly lost her father. One of the last text messages he sent her was a photo of him listening to her original self-titled EP from 2012. She knew she needed to get back to her roots to begin to heal. Music became a necessary therapy again, and the melodies and lyrics just didn't stop.

Julia now feels the importance of creating music that puts people in their own flow state, a vibrational catalyst for self-exploration and healing. Her passion reclaimed, she feels as though this is just the beginning.

Julia released her single "Already Got It" in 2022.

WATCH Julia Poorman - Already Got It - Official Video:

https://youtu.be/GLUL76fSOEs

Lead & Backing Vocals- Julia Poorman
Guitars, Bass, Piano- Danny Roselle
Drums- Chris O'Hara

For More Information Please Visit:

Official Website

Instagram

Spotify

TikTok

Tigiriliy Gold Releases Rowdy New Song "Shoot Tequila," Out Now

Monument Records’ harmonious sister duo Tigirlily Gold’s mid-west upbringing means one thing: they know how to work hard. Signed to the label in 2021, sisters Kendra and Krista Slaubaugh honed their craft grinding away on Nashville’s Lower Broadway for more than five years. They would see their fans, who were not residents of Music City, show up where they would deliver four-hour sets, three to four nights a week. Songs like their latest release, the barn burner “Shoot Tequila,” were born from the time spent on Broadway. Listen to the rowdy, free-spirited, “Shoot Tequila,” now.
 
“We’ve been singing in honky tonks since before we could even legally ‘shoot tequila,’” the sisters readily admit. “Playing on Broadway in Nashville for years really affected our sound, and we always lean towards writing songs that have great live energy. ‘Shoot Tequila’ is our ‘Broadway’ song, and we want people to get excited, grab a drink, and meet us at the nearest honky tonk!”
 
Written by the sisters alongside Better Than Ezra's Kevin Griffin and David Mescon, and produced by Pete Good and Shane McAnally, the upbeat party anthem is reminiscent of the push and pull of a toxic relationship, nodding to the irresistible temptation of caving to the “bad influence” of a tequila-induced night.
 
        And it goes like
        One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, more
        If I had a little sense, I woulda stopped at four
        ‘Stead of cursing your name on the bathroom floor
        Swear to God I won’t drink tequila no more
        But Mama didn’t raise no quitter
 
The song, which was teased on TikTok earlier this week, has already garnered over 7 million views, and climbing. The music video is available now, below.

As they ramp up to release more new music, Tigirlily Gold will wrap their innovative 23-stop Introducing Tigirlily Gold: The Tour Presented by Lee® on Jan. 25 in Nashville. With prior stops including Denver, Boston, Orlando and more, the tour integrates brand partnerships, charity and local tastemakers across each stop, establishing a deep-rooted fanbase and introducing the girls to the industry in a new way. Each show also benefits Musicians on Callwith a call to donation on stage, culminating in a livestream at the end of the tour that will go out to all Musicians on Call hospitals.
 
“Shoot Tequila” is the first taste of new music from the powerhouse duo as they embark on a new musical chapter with their upcoming project. Ready to bring girl group energy back to country music, stay tuned for more from Tigirlily Gold throughout 2023. For the latest information visit, tigirlily.com  and follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @tigirlily and on TikTok @TigirlilyGold.
 
About Tigirlily Gold
Sister duo Tigirlily Gold has been playing music together since they could walk, and officially formed their band in high school. Growing up, they crisscrossed the mid-west, growing a fierce fan base and selling out amphitheaters across their home-state of North Dakota. After moving to Nashville, they landed a weekly residence at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row on Nashville’s famed lower Broadway. Playing four-hour sets, three to four nights a week, the sisters developed a performance style that’s not only captivating and fun but shows just how much entertaining is in their blood.
 
After releasing their original song “Somebody Does,” in 2021, the track topped the iTunes chart and Tigirlily Gold was signed to Monument Records. They released their self-titled, debut EP in July 2021, working with multi-Grammy Award Winner Shane McAnally, and hit the road with artists Walker Hayes and Ashley McBryde.

BIZARREKULT Premieres Music Video for New Song, "Den Tapte Krige"

Solo black metal project BIZARREKULT is now sharing the official music video for the title track from its upcoming sophomore full-length, 'Den Tapte Krigen!' Meaning "The Lost War," the record will be released via Season of Miston January 27, 2023, making it BIZARREKULT's debut to the label! The song and video can now be found at below.


BIZARREKULT mastermind Roman V. comments: "'Den Tapte Krigen' (The lost war) is a reflection on the everyday battle that consumes everything inside and outside, exploding the minds and deforming our  personalities. Is it worth it? What do we gain? How much (and whom) do we loose on the way to "victory?

"A bit of classical 'Don Quixote' by Cervantes plus a bit of post-modernist Pilevin 'Life of Insects' might hint on how the lyrics, choice of languages and visuals are connected."

'Den Tapte Krigen' can be pre-ordered HERE and the album can be pre-saved on all digital streaming services HERE

Since the genre’s inception, black metal has been ruled by lone wolves. Individuals who blur the lines between “masterminds” and “madmen,” creating in solitude and willful confinement. From first and second wave purveyors such as BATHORY and BURZUM to this century’s revivalists like SAOR and PANOPTICON, these anomic souls have made incomparable contributions to the dark arts. And in 2022, BIZARREKULT paves a new yet familiar path, establishing itself as one of the cult visionaries of this decade.

Before finding his way to music, multi-instrumentalist Roman V was first a poet. Since childhood, Roman found an outlet in writing and by 2006, he created BIZARREKULT as an auditory accompaniment to his verbal expressions. “BIZARREKULT since the beginning was a quest of identity and philosophical search for answers on the questions that bother the mind at night and day,” explains Roman.

Despite the project’s inception 16 years ago, BIZARREKULT’s music did not make its debut until the release of ‘Vi Overlevde’ in 2021. As he started feeling challenged by the declining state of the world, Roman pursued a new path and decided to go straight to the environment that incubated and birthed the genre that he loves. As he relocated from Siberia to his current home of Norway, his new surroundings had its intended purpose and greatly impacted his musical journey. “After some initial recordings the project was set aside in order to deal with increasing mass challenges from the surrounding world. And then it ended up getting a spark a decade later in a different environment, nature, language and culture. So distant, but so close. Norway has become my second home and the last few years that led to revitalization of BIZARREKULT were spent on reflecting on myself, meaning, purpose and reuniting with the things that were important – art and creativity.”

Meaning “We Survived,” ‘Vi Overlevde’ was a very intimate, vulnerable, and personal offering. Roman describes the record as “a testament to survival through personal crisis” and notes that it is “filled with reflections on childhood, family and societal relations.” The musician took care to ensure that the record delivered a comprehensive package, aligning the music, artwork, and lyrics with exact precision.

As the world was collectively reckoning with the turmoil of year two of a global pandemic, the album’s message gave many hope. Fans started to emerge, reacting to the record with their own artistic interpretations as a way to pay tribute. The album also won the hearts of the media, appearing on a handful of “album of the year” lists, including scoring a third place position from Sweden’s biggest newspaper, Aftonbladet.

Now, BIZARREKULT is ready to enter a new chapter, forging a new union with Season of Mist and completing the work on its sophomore full-length, ‘Den Tapte Krigen.’ Meaning “The Lost War,” ‘Den Tapte Krigen’ thematically picks up the thread from where ‘Vi Overlevde" left off, but sees a musical evolution as BIZARREKULT continues to find and establish its identity. “The main message of ‘Den Tapte Krigen’ is about a constant war inside our lives, war with ourselves, our closest ones, our societies,” says Roman. “It’s a war in which we can lose everything, including our personality, faith, honour and dignity. However, similar to ‘Vi Overlevde’ that ends on a rather positive note, ‘Den Tapte Krigen’ contains a message of hope and reconnection, of necessity to make a peace with yourself, accept what you are, your identity, and share forgiveness and love. This is the only way out of the vicious circle.”


Line up:
Roman V.: music, lyrics, vocals

Studio line up:
Roman V.: vocals
Ignat P.: guitar, bass
Alexander P.: drums
Dina: vocals

Mixing + Mastering: Miguel Tereso - Demigod Recordings
Artwork: Ivan Gladkikh

Photo credit:
Chantik Photography

Links:
www.instagram.com/bizarrekvlt
www.facebook.com/bizarrekult
www.bizarrekult.bandcamp.com
www.vk.com/club3949218

Shop: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/Bizarrekult-DTK
Pre-save: https://orcd.co/bizarrekult-krigen

Underoath's "Voyeurist" Turns 1 + A New Grammy Nom + A Headline Tour

UNDEROATH'S VOYEURIST CELEBRATES ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY

ALBUM HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY FOR ITS STRIKING PACKAGING

BAND TO KICK OFF HEADLINE "BLIND OBEDIENCE" TOUR THIS SPRING

Grammy-nominated rock juggernaut UNDEROATH — Spencer Chamberlain, vocals; Aaron Gillespie, vocals + drums; Christopher Dudley, keyboards + synthesizers; Timothy McTague, guitar; Grant Brandell, bass; and James Smith, guitar — are celebrating the first anniversary of their ninth album VOYEURIST. The album, which has garnered over 30 million streams, is available here from Fearless Records.

The album, heralded by KERRANG! "as arguably the most cohesive and coherent record of Underoath's career to date" and as "home to some of the best music the band has released since their 2000s heyday" by Brooklyn Vegan, has also been nominated for a Grammy for Best Packaging, thanks to its striking artwork and design.

"Voyeurist, in so many ways, is a culmination of our entire career into one album and the response has been humbling," says Dudley. "Being the first album we've completely self-produced, and seeing how all of that has translated to a live setting, is so insane. We can't wait to bring these songs onto stages in 2023 and get loud with them."

Underoath will return to the road this winter on a much-anticipated headline tour, with Periphery and Loathe serving as support. The Blind Obedience tour kicks off on March 3 in Silver Spring, Maryland and runs through April 2 in Nashville, Tennessee. All dates for the tour are below. Get tickets here.

Fans can  watch live performances of Voyeurist here. 

UNDEROATH ON TOUR:
WITH PERIPHERY + LOATHE:
3/3 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore 
3/4 — Stroudsburg, PA — The Sherman Theater
3/5 — Huntington, NY — The Paramount 
3/7 — Indianapolis, IN — Egyptian Room
3/8 — Pittsburgh, PA — Roxian Theatre
3/10 — East Moline, IL — The Rust Belt
3/11 — Milwaukee, WI — The Eagles Club
3/13 — Grand Rapids, MI — GLC Live at 20 Monroe 
3/14 — St Louis, MO — The Pageant
3/15 — Kansas City, MO — The Uptown Theater
3/17 — Wichita, KS — The Cotilion
3/18 — Denver, CO — The Ogden Theatre
3/20 — Boise, ID — Revolution
3/21 — Portland, OR — The Roseland Theater
3/23 — Wheatland, CA — Hard Rock Live Sacramento
3/24 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues
3/25 — Las Vegas, NV — Brooklyn Bowl
3/26 — San Diego, CA — SOMA 
3/27 — Tucson, AZ — The Rialto Theatre 
3/29 — Albuquerque, NM — The El Rey Theatre
3/31 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Diamond Ballroom
4/1 — Little Rock, AR — The Hall
4/2 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works 

Trivium Share Heaven Shall Burn Cover

Grammy-nominated Florida heavyweights TRIVIUM — Matthew K. Heafy(vocals/guitars); Corey Beaulieu (guitars); Paolo Gregoletto (bass); and drummer Alex Bent — are embarking on a sold-out headline tour of Europe along with Heaven Shall Burn. The bands are marking the occasion with a twist and have come up with a clever way to give their fans some "new" music.

Today, Trivium have shared their cover of Heaven Shall Burn's "Implore the Darken Sky."

Listen to the song, now available at all DSPs, below.

The cover is featured on a split 7" that the bands are selling on the road and directly to fans while touring Europe together. Heaven Shall Burn previously released their cover of Trivium's "Pillar of Serpents," which appears on the band's first album From Ember to Inferno. Listen here.

"In the early days of Trivium, back when we were discovering the many great genres and flavors of heavy music, I knew about the classic greats, I knew about extreme metal, but never before had I heard what HSB was doing," says Heafy. "Heaven Shall Burn's Whatever It May Take album was my first introduction to their brand of metalcore. This fusion of hardcore ethos and metal sounds blew my mind."

Heafy finishes, "'Implore the Darken Sky' is not only my favorite HSB song, but the one that taught me so much about a sound that needed to be injected into Trivium."

Trivium's European tour wraps at the end of the month. The band will announce further 2023 tour plans shortly.

ABOUT TRIVIUM:
Trivium released their tenth album, In The Court Of The Dragon, via longtime label Roadrunner Records. The record was produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur and recorded in the Fall of 2020 at Full Sail University in Orlando. Get In the Court Of The Dragon here. Trivium shared the album's title track, "In The Court Of The Dragon," which featured an epic intro composed and orchestrated by Ihsahn (Emperor) and was accompanied by an official short film music videodirected by Ryan Mackfall. Loudwire called out the song as "a skillful blend of dynamics. And blast beats just sound really, really good beneath Matt Heafy's soothing clean singing" while Revolver labeled it "epic." Guitar World christened second single "Feast Of Fire" as "pummeling" and "quintessentially Trivium," as Metal Injection declared it "really, really catchy." The band also shared the video for "The Phalanx" in partnership with Elder Scrolls. Kerrang! called it "huge." Heafy discussed the genesis of the track with NME. Read it here.

HOST Release Pulsing Electronic Single "My Only Escape"

Greg Mackintosh and Nick Holmes have revealed the latest single from their brand new dark wave project HOST, a pulsing electronic single titled 'My Only Escape'.

The third single from their debut album IX, which will be released on 24th February through Nuclear Blast Records, 'My Only Escape' is yet another display of lush nuance that showcases the band's vast range of influences.

Vocalist Nick Holmes commented, 
"Musically, this track has an intentional repetitive element that builds throughout the song, this is also mirrored in the lyric idea, as in the repetition of an everyday life held in such poor regard. The feeling of actually being physically scared, acts as an acceptable relief from day to day drudgery."

Watch the lyric video for 'My Only Escape' below.

Stream 'My Only Escape' on all platforms and pre-order IX on various formats now from: https://host.bfan.link/HOST-my-only-escape.ema

About HOST

The origins of HOST do not trace back to the 1999 PARADISE LOST album bearing the same name but instead to the West Yorkshire music clubs of the mid-to-late 1980s. WhileHolmes and Mackintosh were already certified heavy metal fanatics (“metal thrashing mad” as Holmes equates), they were equally drawn to the New Wave and Goth music scenes. The pounding rhythms, sublime melodies and undercurrent of darkness drew them in, creating immediate earworms and a desire to delve further.

Mackintosh finally put plans into motion during the pandemic for a venture that would merge his penchant for sound design with the moods and atmosphere of 1980s dance-pop and Goth. The project was originally a solo pursuit until he asked Holmes, his longtime PARADISE LOST songwriting partner, to join. 'HOST' was selected as the name as a tip of the hat to the aforementioned album that found PARADISE LOST in an unprecedented period of experimentation that eschewed their metal roots and also challenged their fanbase in ways like never before.

“We always stood by 'Host' as an album,” says Mackintosh. “This project is not totally connected to that album, but some of the ideas are extrapolated. We’re taking the basic premise and trying it out now. And, really, it was something fun and interesting for us to do. We’ve been doing PARADISE LOST for a long time and got an itch to try something different from where PL is now. I could take PL down this route again. Who knows? It may happen if we live long enough, but I thought, ‘Why not now?’ I had the time to do it.”

HOST is:
Nick Holmes - Vocals
Greg Mackintosh - Guitars, Synths & Programming

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Ian Munsick Announces Sophomore Album "White Buffalo" Arriving April 7

DUE APRIL 7 ON WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE

Pre-Release Track “River Run” out TODAY

Tickets for Long Live Cowgirls 2023 Tour On Sale Now

Three years after introducing his mountain-high voice and canyon-deep lyrics with his critically acclaimed debut, Coyote Cry, Wyoming native Ian Munsick has completed an 18-track ode to the American West: his sophomore album White Buffalo is due April 7 on Warner Music Nashville. Munsick shares production credits across the project with collaborators including Jared Conrad, Jeremy Spillman and more. Pre-order White Buffalo HERE.
 
“A lot can happen in three years. In fact, I’ve had more change in my life in the last three years than the 26 years leading up to them,” Munsick shares. “I’ve become a father and a husband. I’ve become a better songwriter, entertainer and have finished working on my second album! Damn does it feel good to finally say that. White Buffalo will take you on a journey through the last three years of my life. Songs about love, loss, fatherhood, nostalgia, cowgirls and cow shit with, of course, plenty of fiddle. I could not be prouder of this record or more excited for you to hear it. It’s been three years in the making, but I promise you it’s been worth the wait.”
 
White Buffalo has already yielded the loping “Horses & Weed,” faith-driven love song “More Than Me” and standout duet “Long Live Cowgirls” with two-time CMA Award winner Cody Johnson. With more than 70 million global streams, “Long Live Cowgirls” has topped SiriusXM The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown and spawned a 2023 tour of the same name. Munsick continues to welcome fans into the White Buffalo fold with the release of his newest track, “River Run” (listen HERE).
 
“Love and landscape… that’s what inspires me most as a songwriter, artist and producer,” Munsick says of the track he penned alongside Jeremy Spillman and Ryan Beaver. “Whenever I need inspiration, I just close my eyes and let the memory of the place I love most take me downstream. For this song, that place was the Tongue River. I remember fishing, swimming and rolling down the mountain cold waters in the heat of rodeo season… some of my fondest memories. I hope ‘River Run’ rolls you right back to wherever that place is for you.” 
 
People magazine has declared, “In a world craving the chance again to be amongst beautiful landscapes and open air, there is the fresh music of Ian Munsick.” Over the past three years, Munsick has accumulated more than 375 million global streams on his stampeding, spirited portraits of the American West. Recalling cottonwoods and sagebrush, fan favorite track “Long Haul” twice charted on Spotify’s U.S. Viral 50 and earned him an iHeartRadio Rocky Mountain Country Music Award for Song of the Year. Celebrated for a sound and stories that conjure “equal parts epic adventure and down-to-earth wisdom” (American Songwriter), Munsick has earned accolades from CMT (2023 “Listen Up Artist”), Country Now (2023 “Country Next: Artists to Watch”) Spotify (2022 “Hot Country Artist to Watch”), MusicRow magazine (2022 “Next Big Thing”) and more.
 
The noted entertainer and multi-instrumentalist will hit the road for his headlining Long Live Cowgirls 2023 Tour starting on Jan. 20 with a sold out show at the legendary Gruene Hall. Tickets for the run, which features up-and-coming singer / songwriter Ashland Craft, are available HERE.

Long Live Cowgirls 2023 Tour
Jan. 20 // New Braunfels, TX // Gruene Hall
Jan. 21 // Fort Worth, TX // Billy Bob’s Texas
Jan. 24 // Key West, FL // Mile O Fest *
Jan. 27 // Lake Buena Vista, FL // House of Blues – Lake Buena Vista
Jan. 28 // Greenville, SC // The Blind Horse
Feb. 10 // Lawrence, KS // Liberty Hall
Feb. 11 // Wichita, KS // The Cotillion
Feb. 17 // Baton Rouge, LA // Texas Club
Feb. 18 // Nacogdoches, TX // Banita Creek Hall
Feb. 23 // Asheville, NC // The Orange Peel
Feb. 24 // Knoxville, TN // The Mill & Mine
March 3 // Stillwater, OK // Tumbleweed Dance Hall
March 4 // Fayetteville, AR // JJ’s Live
March 10 // Indianapolis, IN // 8 Seconds Saloon
March 11 // St. Louis, MO // The Factory
March 16 // Atlanta, GA // Buckhead Theatre
April 28 // Indio, CA // Stagecoach Festival *

Chicago's dark emissaries THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE offer an enthralling journey on 'Beacons' single

"Goth Rock Tornado... hair-raising speed, riff-racing insanity and badass drum/bass force... William Faith‘s edged Goth-infused vocals rumble all over this super-duper sucker-punch steamroller" ~ Turn Up The Volume

"Anything but conventional when it comes to rock music... the band is one of the most unique dissonant sounds in the scene" ~ Outburn Magazine

“Amazing, stunning... Post-punk on a not-very-discreet death rock orientation” ~ The Noise Journal

“The time seems right for a new wave of post-punk to be ushered in. But I suspect that is already underway, and The Bellwether Syndicate is leading the charge” ~ Big Takeover Magazine

"A glittery piece of glamorous darkness...with William Faith’s crooning vocals and Sarah Rose smoothly cascading guitars” ~ Post-Punk.com


Chicago-based alternative post-punk outfit The Bellwether Syndicate ring in this new dark year with the release of 'Beacons'. Debuting at #4 in the DAC/German Alternative Charts, this is the second single from their 'Vestige & Vigil' album, slated for spring release via Nexilis Records /  Schubert Music Europe and Sett Records in North America.

The Bellwether Syndicate is made up of William Faith (vox, guitars), Sarah Rose Faith (vox, guitars), Philly Peroxide (keyboards, percussion), Stevyn Grey (drums) and Corey Gorey (guitars). Formerly of seminal goth acts Christian Death, Mephisto Walz and Shadow Project and co-founder of Faith & The Muse, William Faith moved from his native Los Angeles to Chicago in 2010, forming The Bellwether Syndicate with his wife, Sarah Rose Faith a.k.a. Scary Lady Sarah, one of the scene’s most eminent DJs and club promoters and host of Nocturna, the longest-running goth event in North America.

'Beacons' exerts its nautical feel in both tone and verse, with the ‘set adrift’ narrative supported by liquid, chorused guitars and distress-signal bass and synth, before the whole thing kicks into a full steam ahead chorus, with chiming, glorious guitars chasing the pulsing beat and soaring vocal all the way home.

"'Beacons' is simply a love song to our family: our people — our fans. We’d be truly lost at sea without them, and every time we get ready to play a live gig, they really are the beacons that guide us home, to that moment where we’re together in a safe harbor and everything is possible. That moment is everything to us, and it’s what we live for," says William Faith.

Earlier, the band released the lead track 'Dystopian Mirror', which reached #11 in the German Alternative Charts (DAC). This glam-noir single wields a relentless assault of hard-edged guitars, buzzsaw synths and tribal beats set the stage for a guided tour through the realm of the unwell, spat out with sardonic conviction by the voices in your head.

Six years in the making, the 'Vestige & Vigil' LP was produced by William Faith, whose credits include Jarboe, Clan of Xymox, Bootblacks and Autumn, and Chad Blinman (Face To Face, Faith and The Muse, Jarboe). Recorded by William Faith at 13 Studio in Chicago, it was mixed by Blinman at The Eye Socket. This album comes 9 years after debuting with 'The Night Watch' EP and four years since their latest single, 'Republik'.

'Beacons' is out now, available from all fine digital outlets, including Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp, where 'Dystopian Mirror' can also be found. The full 'Vestige & Vigil' album will be released in April 2023.

CREDITS
Written and performed by The Bellwether Syndicate
Produced by William Faith & Chad Blinman
Recorded by William Faith at 13 Studio in Chicago
Mixed by Chad Blinman at The Eye Socket
Additional programming and treatments by Chad Blinman
Mastered by Josh Sebek
William Faith - Vox and guitars
Sarah Rose Faith - Vox and guitars
Corey Gorey - Guitars (live)
Philly Peroxide - Keyboards and percussion (live)
Stevyn Grey - Drums (live)
'Dystopian Mirror' video filmed by William Faith & David Staudacher
'Beacons' video filmed by William Faith & Sarah Rose Faith
Both videos directed by William Faith


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Tarja's Outlanders Project Shares "We Own This Sky" Feat. Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal

OUTLANDERS prove once again how multifaceted their vision is. With "WE OWN THIS SKY," Tarja Turunen and Torsten Stenzel have chosen a song which is both calming and full of power. Fascinatingly arranged, more than 80 vocal tracks flow into this instrumental track, creating a steadily rising tension with atmospheric synth sounds and wild guitar riffs. OUTLANDERS welcomed Ron "BUMBLEFOOT" Thal as guest guitarist for this inimitable track.

"WE OWN THIS SKY" is the sixth of eight singles and is being released as a limited edition 7" vinyl exclusively at Tarja's online store and digitally at earMUSIC.

PREVIOUS OUTLANDERS DROPS:
"The Cruellest Goodbye" (Feat. Al DiMeola)
"Closer to the Sky" (Feat. Trevor Rabin of YES)
"World in My Eyes" (Feat. Vernon Reid of Living Colour)
"The Sleeping Indian" (Feat. Joe Satriani and Nkoye Zifah)
"Land of Sea and Sun" (Feat. Marty Friedman)

Pierce The Veil Share Visualizer for New Single "Even When I'm Not With You"

NEW ALBUM THE JAWS OF LIFE OUT FEBRUARY 10 VIA FEARLESS RECORDS

Platinum-selling powerhouse Pierce The Veil — guitarist/vocalist Vic Fuentes, guitarist Tony Perry, and bassist Jaime Preciado — will release their new album The Jaws of Life on February 10, 2023 via longtime label Fearless Records. Pre-order it here.

Today, the band has shared the visualizer for the latest single "Even When I'm Not With You." Watch it below.

The track follows the explosive, one-two punch of the September 2022-released comeback single "Pass the Nirvana" and its successor "Emergency Contact," which have tallied over 20 million combined streams! Anticipation for the album release is burning at a fevered pitch, while Huffington Post, Gawker, and MTV all recently spotlighted PTV's continued domination of their genre. 

Fuentes offered a deep insight into "Even When I'm Not With You," saying, "Musically, it's the first song we've ever created that utilizes the same looping riff throughout nearly the entire song," Fuentes explains. "This was something that I have been trying to accomplish for years with our band and I'm excited that we finally found a way to do it with this one."


Regarding the lyrical scope of the track, Fuentes states, "This song was inspired by a text my manager sent me while I was going through a rough time. I thanked her for being there for me, and she said, 'Even when I'm not with you, I'm still with you.' That phrase touched my heart and inspired me to write a love song dedicated to my wife about no matter how far away I am on tour, I'm still devoted to her, and we will always be connected through our love."

As for The Jaws of Life as a whole, Fuentes says, "This album has truly brought us closer than we've ever been. It was extremely difficult for us to be off the road and apart for so long. We've never missed anything more than playing music together and never had such a strong appreciation for recording, touring, and simply being in the same room together than we do now. The Jaws of Life is about how life can sink its teeth into you and try to devour you. The negativity in the world and within your mind can be a vicious thing. We're extremely grateful for this record, our fans, and the opportunity to play live music again."

Pierce The Veil have become iconic in their genre — and rightfully so. Their return has been fiercely welcomed, receiving press praise fromPaper, Gawker, MTV, Ones to Watch, Yahoo, and more. Meanwhile, the first single "Pass the Nirvana" racked up over 13 million streams since its September bow.

They've also debuted atop Billboard’s Top Rock Albums, Alternative Albums, and Hard Rock Albums charts twice – first with Collide With the Sky (2012) and its follow-up, Misadventures (2016). A decade after its release, thealreadyplatinum "King for a Day" shot to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Streaming chart, driven by the viral #KingForADay hashtag on TikTok. Even with two gold singles and a gold album, this coming year could be their biggest yet.

Because this is the year of The Jaws of Life.
 
The band Rolling Stone once described as "hyperactive, progressive post-hardcore," returns with album number five, full of fuzzy guitars, massive melodic hooks, and PTV's distinct emotional heart. The Jaws of Life is Pierce The Veil at their most raw —crackling with urgency and immediacy. Never predictable, always engaging, Pierce The Veil continue to soar on the strength of highly potent energy, rich musicality, and a scrappy sense of authentic exuberant ambition that's frankly unrivaled. Fuentes, Perry, and Preciado put volatile, angsty, confessional emotions into the music, which is why their songs resonant with so many. "No matter where the band performs, fans will show up," wrote Loudwire. "When you see Pierce The Veil live, you'll understand why."
 
PTV's evolution from album to album is nothing less than stunning. The early buzz generated by A Flair for the Dramatic (2007) made its follow-up one of the most anticipated albums of 2010. Selfish Machines shot to No. 1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. The Chicago Tribune saluted Collide with the Sky for its "post-hardcore punk with more than a few nods to Queen." They became a true arena act on Misadventures, selling out huge venues without losing the intimate connection with their fans.
 
The Jaws of Life was produced by Paul Meany (Twenty One Pilots, Mutemath, The Blue Stones), and mixed by Adam Hawkins (Machine Gun Kelly, Turnstile, Twenty One Pilots). Deadly serious subject matter abounds, but Pierce The Veil enduringly navigates it all with grace. The lyrics continue the Fuentes tradition of painstaking honesty and clever twists of phrase. Pierce The Veil perform at the biggest festivals and is counted among the biggest and brightest of a younger generation of bands. But it all starts with the songs. The Jaws of Life is filled with the kind to keep the PTV fire burning forever. 

Brooklyn post-punk duo A CLOUD OF RAVENS reveal the 'Nature of Artifice', second taste of new LP

“Their sound, though inspired by bands of their youth, is not rooted stubbornly in the past - their music feels of this time, with their messages transversing the cosmos” ~ Post-Punk.com

“A Cloud of Ravens impress not only for the dark poetry, which forms and develops in the band’s lyrics and expands in their alluring titles, but the duo also rivet through their gritty and immediate sonic scheme, which feels pitch dark and hard as nails” – Destroy // Exist

"A perfect blend of an homage to the past and the modern construction of the future. A heroic journey through a desolate land" ~ Sounds and Shadows

“They play cold wave, they play post-punk, they are Gothics, and they set to music some of the most striking lyrics you can find out there” ~ White Light // White Heat


NYC-based post-punk / alternative rock duo A Cloud of Ravens have released their new single 'Nature of Artifice', the second taste of their third full-length album 'Lost Hymns', following lead track 'The Blackest Mantra'.

A Cloud of Ravens emerged in Brooklyn, formed in 2018 by Matthew McIntosh(guitar and vocals) and Beth Narducci (bass guitar). Growing up in a family of avid music lovers and her mother being a professional opera single, McIntosh arrived at this genre of music after ample explorations in the punk, death rock and hardcore scenes, finally forging the duo's trademark sound with Narducci, whose background is more connected with alternative rock and industrial music.

Recorded from spring to autumn 2021 and mastered by ACTORS' Jason Corbett at Jacknife Sound studio in Vancouver, the 'Lost Hymns' LP will be released in early 2023 via Berlin-based Nexilis Records, a a division of  Schubert Music Europe.

"The song 'Nature of Artifice' is about choosing to bury your head in the sand, rather than confronting glaring societal ills and moral injustices. It’s easier to get lost in the minutia of our click and swipe modern world than watch its blessings crumble around us. To some extent, none of us are blameless," says Matthew McIntosh.

At the outset, A Cloud of Ravens hit the ground running with a string of self-released offerings, making their mark in the burgeoning contemporary dark music scene and garnering attention that would result in a one-off release date for their 2021 album 'Another Kind of Midnight', a mournful yet triumphant collection exploring the heart of a world amidst a devastating pandemic and torn by moral tribalism.

Effectively merging classic and contemporary post-punk and darkwave sensibilities, their somewhat poetic use of prose and metaphor expressed the trials and joys of the world in which we now find ourselves. A Cloud of Ravens' subsequent remix-based EP featured contributions by legendary producer John Fryer and such prominent artists as Clan of Xymox, ACTORS, Chris Vrenna and Ritual Howls.

'Nature of Artifice' is out now, available across digital outlets, including Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon and Bandcamp. The full 'Lost Hymns' album will be released in April 2023. Fans can also look forward to North American tour dates with Clan of Xymox and Curse Mackey in mid-2023.

CREDITS
Lyrics and music by Matthew McIntosh
Matthew McIntosh - guitar, vocals, synths, drum programming
Beth Narducci - bass guitar
Recorded by Matthew McIntosh
Produced and mixed by Matthew McIntosh and Beth Narducci
Mastered by Jason Corbett at Jacknife Sound
Artist photos by Kevin W Condon

TOUR DATES (with Clan of Xymox & Curse Mackey)
Wed, May 31 – San Antonio TX
Thu, June 1 – Houston TX
Fri, June 2 – Austin TX
Sat, June 3 – Dallas TX
Mon, June 5 – Albuquerque NM
Tue, June 6 – Denver CO
Wed, June 7 – Salt Lake City UT
Fri, June 9 – Seattle WA
Sat, June 10 – Vancouver BC
Sun, June 11 – Portland OR
Tue, June 13 – San Francisco CA
Wed, June 14 – Costa Mesa CA
Thu, June 15 – San Diego CA
Fri, June 16 – Los Angeles CA


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The Pull of Autumn and Luke 'Skyscraper' James of I.R.S. innovators FASHION team up on 'Funhouse' single.

"A gem... A genuine and welcome earworm" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

"Solid and innovative. Simultaneously upbeat and trippy, it has a very high feel-good vibe" ~ The Record Stache

"Better to travel well than to arrive... this band is not about merely travelling, this is exploration down the unbeaten paths of the glorious unknown" ~ The Swindonian

"Beautiful... Pure and simple. Lyrically emotional and thought-provoking. It has perfect instrumentation and musicality" ~ Spill Magazine


Art rock collective The Pull of Autumn have teamed up with Luke 'Skyscraper' James of I.R.S. recording artist FASHION on 'Funhouse', the latest offering from the collective's fourth album 'Beautiful Broken World', an ambitious 15-track undertaking that began in early 2020. James is a key player in The Pull of Autumn, having contributed to every album released to date.

Earlier, the band released 'Outlaw Empire' featuring The Pop Group legend Mark Stewart and bassist Doug Wimbish (Living Colour, Tackhead, The Rolling Stones, Sugarhill Gang), which was remixed by legendary producer Adrian Sherwood. That was followed by 'Live Today' with Tokyo dreamgazers Once Grace Forever.

This record involves a number of iconic artists, including Philip Parfitt of The Perfect Disaster, Stuart Moxham of Rough Trade postpunk band Young Marble Giants and John Neff, who has contributed to multiple David Lynch films and is also a member of David Lynch’s Blubob.

The Pull of Autumn is a ‘super group’ of sorts, with songs orbiting around Rhode Island artist Daniel Darrow of Johanna’s House of Glamour and involving numerous emerging and notable musicians from the local music scene and further abroad. The band's debut 2018 eponymous album was followed by 'Afterglow' in 2019 and 'Small Colors' in 2020.

"This song is about how people in rural communities used to have to wait a year for the circus/ carnival to come to town. Then it would be gone. As opposed to the oceans of distraction and "entertainment" that the human race currently wallows around in," says Luke 'Skyscraper' James.

Daniel Darrow adds, "For 'Funhouse', I wanted to add an inner-ear sound that would give the track an otherworldly sound. Luke is a fabulous writer and easily grasps many different sounds in sound design. We’ve been friends since 2018 and I’m glad we have a wonderful friendship as well as shared interest in all types of music."

'Beautiful Broken World' is out now, available across online stores and streaming platforms like Apple Music and Spotify, as well as Bandcamp, where it can be obtained directly from the artist.

CREDITS             
Album produced by Daniel Darrow
Mastered by Bruce Macleod
Album cover art by Joyce Raskin White
'Funhouse' video by Luke 'Skyscraper' James
'Outlaw Empire' video by Rick Humphrey (That Twisted Wreckage)
'Live Today' video created by Rosie Varela (EEP)

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Death Ray Vision (Feat. KsE bassist Mike D) Sign to Metal Blade Records + New Album Out In 2023!

DEATH RAY VISION SIGN TO METAL BLADE RECORDS

BAND FEATURES KILLSWITCH ENGAGE BASSIST MIKE D'ANTONIO AND INTRODUCES NEW VOCALIST

NEW ALBUM NO MERCY FROM ELECTRIC EYES OUT LATER THIS YEAR

Birthed at the juncture where hardcore and punk meet metal, DEATH RAY VISION are proud to announce they have found a home. They have signed with Metal Blade Records for their forthcoming third album, No Mercy From Electric Eyes, due out in summer of this year. More details on the album are coming soon.

The band has shared the following teaser, which includes a snippet of a new song. Watch and listen below.

"I could not be more excited about Death Ray Vision joining the Metal Blade family," says bassist Mike D'Antonio. "The new record is a banger, and I can't think of a better record label to release it to the world!"

Metal Blade founder Brian Slagel concurs, "Super excited to welcome Death Ray Vision to the Metal Blade family! We love working with Mike D and look forward to this one!"

Commencing writing in late 2018 following a tour with Killswitch Engage — who share bassist D'Antonio with DRV — the band had a lot of creative momentum still burning following that year's Negative Mental Attitude and kept it rolling.  The results will demonstrate that they are playing at the top of their game.  "We're a lot more cohesive as a band after playing together for so many years, and we've gotten better at songwriting and collaborating to bring out the best in everyone’s ideas," says guitarist Pete Cortese.

A further new dimension affecting the sound is the addition of vocalist Keith Bennett to the band's ranks, who the existing members knew would be the perfect fit from his time with notable acts Wrecking Crew, Panzerbastard (both of whom shared the stage with Cortese and D'Antonio's other band Overcast), and Ramallah. "Keith brings a whole lot of piss and vinegar, with a side of street cred. He brought a new sense of enthusiasm and excitement and got us even more fired up to make a great record," says Cortese. Guitarist Chris Rosati adds, "Creatively speaking, Keith is a force of nature. His ability to get inside a new song and quickly come up with vocals and lyrics is really something to witness." 

Expect great things from DEATH RAY VISION in 2023!

DEATH RAY VISION ARE:
Keith Bennett — Vocals
Chris Rosati — Guitar/vocals
Pete Cortese — Guitar
Mike D'Antonio — Bass
Colin Conway — Drums

OAK Shares Music Video for New Song, "Disintegrate II"

Portuguese death doom duo OAK is now presenting a blistering new music video for "Disintegrate II," which is the second single from their upcoming full-length, 'Disintegrate.' 'Disintegrate II' is an extraction taken from the full album, which in true doom metal form, consists of one devastating 45-minute long song. The clip can be found at THIS LOCATION.

The band's choice to incorporate fire and ash into their video is to represent one of the earth's most devastating and cleansing elements, contrasting their choice of snow used in the clip for "Disintegrate I." ICYMI: The clip can be found below.

OAK comments: "A circle of fire surrounds a pillar of blood that dissipates into the air. The red ashes float lightly and scatter the soul across the flames. This excerpt "Disintegrate II" explores the darkest emotions in a violent, earth-shattering approach."

Pre-sales for 'Disintegrate are now live HERE while the album can be pre-saved on streaming services HERE.

With the birth of their first full-length album ‘Lone’ in 2019, atmospheric death doom duo OAK emerged from Portugal with a slow and steady force, like roots breaking concrete. After four years of slumber, the band has awakened like the old gods, ready to release utter suffering and devastation onto the masses with its sophomore effort, ‘Disintegrate.’ For nearly 45 unforgiving minutes, this mournful maelstrom drags the listener asunder, while tormented growls and agonizing riffs echo deep despair within the atmospheric abyss. 

OAK’s path was forged by two kindred musicians; the mysterious pair recognized that they were an unstoppable force together when it came to creating painful, emotionally driven music. “We always wanted it to be a duo because of how fluid our jams have always been and this freedom we get when writing for OAK is really one thing that drives us,” explains the band.

The writing process took place under the cover of darkness, setting an intimate mood for the record’s creation. The pair worked with a totally clean slate, writing everything organically in their sessions together rather than coming with prepared compositions or ideas. As project took shape and began to come into its own identity, it yielded OAK’s agonizing and ferocious sound.  “We can have clean guitars, clean vocals, distortion, deep grunts, whispers, slow beats, blast beats, ghost notes and all this glues together nicely,” says OAK of the project’s many textures and layers.

Thematically, ‘Disintegrate’ tells the epic tale of a Titanic Giant who seeks to be unburdened from carrying the weight of the world, demonstrating that even the strongest have a threshold for just how much pain and heaviness they can endure.

However, the story doesn’t end here as this is only the first chapter of the Giant’s tale. “We are continuing our jam sessions and writing more and more. We will grow further with each release in the attempt of making our sound almost visible/cinematic. We need to tell the story of this giant's burden and liberation through our music and lyrics. We feel like there is much more to be told.“

Lineup:
Guilherme Henriques - Vocals/Guitars
Pedro Soares - Drums

Recording line-up
Guilherme Henriques - Vocals/Guitars
Pedro Soares - Drums
Lucas Ferrand - Bass

Recording studio: Stone Sound Studio
Producer/Mixing engineer: Ricardo Oliveira
Mastering studio and engineer: Stone Sound Stydio by Ricardo Oliveira

Cover Artwork:Belial Necro Arts

Photo credit: Catarina Rocha

Pre-sales:https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/Oak-Dis
Pre-save:https://orcd.co/oak-disintergrate

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/OAKDOOM
https://www.instagram.com/oak_officialbandpage/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp_xtwetsv2ZTMow2kmfEOQ
https://oakdoom.bandcamp.com/

ENTER SHIKARI Announce New Album; 'A Kiss For The Whole World". Drop New Single "(pls) set me on fire"

Enter Shikari have also announced a run of very special album release shows across UK, Europe and the US today. Taking place in May this year, the band will be playing 3 very special US show, hitting Los Angeles (5/03), Chicago (5/5) and New York (5/10). One week priority access to ticket pre-sales will be available to fans pre-ordering the album and current members of Future Historians, the band's fan club. General on-sale for remaining tickets will begin on Thursday, January 26th.

For full dates, info and tickets head to www.entershikari.com

Enter Shikari are today announcing that their highly anticipated new album, A Kiss For The Whole World, will be released on 21st April via SO Recordings / Ambush Reality. The band are also sharing the album’s lead single ‘(pls) set me on fire’ as well as news of some very special monthly residency shows in the UK this Spring. Listen to ‘(pls) set me on fire’ below and pre-order A Kiss For The Whole World here. 

Limited formats of the new album come packaged with the Live From Alexandra Palace 3 album & DVD, recorded live in December 2021 at the band’s sold out 10,000 capacity London show.

 

As the calendar now signals three years since Enter Shikari last released an album - their UK #2 charting album Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible – it is useful to think back to the final question the band last posed fans: “Is this a new beginning? / Or are we close to the end?” Little could they know just how close to the end things would end up feeling as the events of the early ‘20s dimmed the light in the furnace of their live juggernaut, and connection to their fans. “At the time it felt like we ourselves, as musicians, were experiencing the death of our band,” says lead vocalist and keyboardist Rou Reynolds.

 

Unsurprisingly, the key in the band’s ignition came in the form of a live show as they headlined the Download Festival Pilot in front of 10,000 fans. Where not a single new word flowed from the pen of Reynolds in the two years prior, a realisation was born that would come to define the band’s seventh LP: “I just didn’t realise that the human and physical connection to other people were so central to how I write,” he says. Enter Shikari isn’t just four people – it’s hundreds of thousands.

 

As new single ‘(pls) set me on fire’ heralds the next stage in the band’s evolution, the first words we hear from Enter Shikari 2.0 don’t come in the form of a question this time, but a command: “Please set me on fire”. In other words, ignite the spark inside us and set us free. This may be a new Enter Shikari but they’ve lost nothing in their flair for bold opening gambits.

 

Reynolds comments on the single’s conception:

"Honestly, I thought I was f*****. I’ve never felt so detached from my soul, my purpose, my f****** spirit. I didn’t write music for almost two years. The longest I’d gone before that was two weeks. I was broken. It’s almost as if my brain had asked: “What is the point in music if it cannot be shared? What is the point in writing music if it’s not to be experienced with others?” and then promptly switched itself off. ‘(pls) set me on fire’ grew out of that desperation. This song is a projectile vomit of positive energy. Every emotion trapped inside me for two years, finally set free.”

 

It was in the Spring of 2022 that the band descended to the coastal town of Chichester, and a delapidated farmhouse, to rebuild their studio setup and capture their renewed momentum on record. Using only solar power to track the album – in what Reynolds says was to “bring back some sense of naivety” – the life-giving properties and Technicolor palate of A Kiss For The Whole World were made real. Reynolds continues:

“Back to basics. This band - my best friends - bundled into an old farmhouse, miles away from anywhere. Off-grid, and ready to rediscover ourselves. This album is powered by the sun, the most powerful object in our solar system. And I think you can tell. It’s a collection of songs that represent an explosive reconnection with what Enter Shikari is. The beginning of our second act”.


More about Enter Shikari

 5 UK top ten albums

2 UK top 40 singles

2 BRIT certified silver albums and 1 BRIT certified gold album

Multiple Kerrang! award winners, AIM Award winners and Heavy Music Award winners

3000 shows worldwide

Download full biography HERE

Find Enter Shikari Online

www.entershikari.com

LIGHT OF DAY WINTERFEST 2023 AND UPCOMING SELLERSVILLE, PA SHOW!

Kenny Chesney + Kelsea Ballerini: Pop Goes the iHeart Noms

“half of my hometown” Is Up for Best Collaboration, Country Collab
Bringing the Full-On East Tennessee I Go Back 2023 Tour Mates to the Awards

Multiple CMA Award Winner Takes on All-Genres for the First Time

They have won the Country Music Association Vocal Event and Video of the Year for “half of my hometown,” as well as being nominated for the CMA Single of the Year, but Kelsea Ballerini and her East Tennessee influence Kenny Chesney never expected to see themselves nominated alongside Elton John and Dua Lipa, Post Malone featuring Doja Cat, Lil Nas-X and Jack Harlow, Post Malone and The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa, Sam Smith and Kim Petras, Future featuring Drake and Tems, Elle King and Miranda Lambert or Doja Cat featuring the Weeknd. But that’s right where their heart-rending “half of my hometown” has ended up with this morning’s iHeartRadio Music Awards nomination announcements.
 
With the I Go Back 2023 Tour mates starting to get ready for their March 25 kick-off at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa., it was a surprise they didn’t see coming. But it’s also a distinction they’re honored to have received for a song that says a lot about coming up outside the major cities.
 
“Until you leave, you don’t really understand the pull of where you’re from,” reflected Ballerini, also a quadruple Grammy nominee, including for this year’s Best Country Solo Performance. “It’s a song that’s so much where I’m from – and as much as I’ve explored a lot of genres with so many interesting artists – I think that feeling of being torn is something people, especially ones with big dreams, know regardless of what kind of music they listen to.”
 
“Post Malone? Dua Lipa? The Weeknd? Doja Cat?” Chesney marveled. “That is both amazing company and a testament to the truth a good song can contain. Remembering the way I felt driving down I-40 West, chasing the dream, I knew as soon as I heard that first chorus when Kelsea texted it to me that this song had every last drop of how much you miss where you’re from, but all the reasons you have to keep going. I love that iHeart recognized the power of that emotion and that song. It makes me wonder how many of the other nominees know just how ‘half of my hometown’ feels, too.”
 
“Music has taken me so many incredible places,” Ballerini added. “It’s brought so many people into my life from pop, alternative and contemporary music, but singing with Kenny is going home. I love that people could hear what I heard. He was the only voice for ‘half of my hometown,’ and when he comes in, it’s just like hitting the Knoxville city limits.”
 
With “Better Version,” her steamy collaboration with FLETCHER, already making waves, the Platinum-certified Ballerini continues exploring the myriad styles of music, while retaining her strong commitment to being a woman whose songs reflect life as she and her peers live them. That candor and willingness to share her hurt, hopes and moments has made her one of Nashville’s most sought-after voices.
 
Having played to over 1.3 million fans on his Here And Now 2022 Tour, including 21 NFL stadium plays, Chesney embodies the ability to connect with others. Recognizing Ballerini’s willingness to be true to herself when he was seeking a special guest for a very special tour that returns him to the kinds of towns both grew up in, she was the natural choice. 
 
Since taking her debut “Love Me Like You Me It,” follow-up “Dibs” and “Peter Pan” all to No. 1 on the country charts, a trifecta that matches Wynonna Judd’s solo emergence in the ‘90s, the fresh-faced and fashion-forward songwriter/vocalist has drawn on her own coming of age for some of modern music’s most personal songs, songs so true they transcend labels – and are now side-by-side with pop’s biggest names.
 
Written with Ross Copperman, Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally and Jimmy Robbins, “half of my hometown” reflects Ballerini’s journey, but also so many young people’s way of seeing the world around them.
 
The I Go Back 2023 Tour is presented by Blue Chair Bay Rum. Tickets are on sale now via KennyChesney.com.

I Go Back Tour Dates:
March 25       State College, PA                         Bryce Jordan Center
March 30       Wichita, KS                                 INTRUST Bank Arena
April 1           Oklahoma City, OK                     Paycom Center
April 6           Uncasville, CT                             Mohegan Sun Arena
April 8           Wilkes-Barre Township, PA         Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
April 12         Birmingham, AL                          Legacy Arena at the BJCC
April 14         Jacksonville, FL                           Daily’s Place Amphitheater
April 25         Lexington, KY                             Rupp Arena
April 27         Greenville, SC                             Bon Secours Wellness Arena
April 29         Greensboro, NC                           Greensboro Coliseum
May 4            Moline, IL                                    Vibrant Arena at The Mark
May 6            Grand Rapids, MI                        Van Andel Arena
May 9            Grand Forks, ND                         The Alerus Center
May 11          Sioux Falls, SD                            Denny Sanford Premier Center
May 13          Lincoln, NE                                 Pinnacle Bank Arena
May 18          Fort Wayne, IN                            Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
May 20          Evansville, IN                              Ford Center
May 25          Charleston, SC                             Credit One Stadium
May 27          Orange Beach, AL                       The Wharf